[aklug] Re: Getting into Networking

You might try GNS3. You just need to get access to an IOS. You could also
try to get something like a Cisco 881. That¹s a router and switch in one
box. Hope this info helps.

Good luck on the certs.

--
Damien Hull 
Network Engineer
CCNP
On 3/11/14, 9:52 PM, "Christopher Howard"
<christopher.howard@frigidcode.com> wrote:
>Hey guys (esp. anyone the Fairbanks/NSB area): I can't remember if I've
>mentioned this, but a few months back I decided to shift my career focus
>toward computer networking (net tech). Currently, I've got an ITS degree
>(associates), A+, LPIC-1, and a Network+. The department I work in at
>UAF has been letting me play with some of their spare Cisco equipment,
>so I thought I would try for a CCNA next.
>
>I want to get as much hands-on (smart) switch, router, and wireless
>experience as I can. So if there happens to be anyone in Fairbanks who
>has any nice equipment (any brand or OS) I could borrow or get access to
>somehow, I would appreciate any help. My department doesn't actually
>have that much equipment to spare, so I was going to start looking to
>some other departments (maybe OIT or GI CRC) but I'm not sure how
>friendly they will be...
>
>God willing, this summer I was going to start looking around for some
>kind of entry level net tech position, hopefully in the Fairbanks area.
>So, if anybody happens to hear of something interesting, please keep me
>in mind. (I haven't done any searching myself yet -- been busy with
>school, my current job, and studying for the certs.)
>
>-- 
>http://www.lugod.org/presentations/pgp/why.html
>
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